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PH'15: Meet Your 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves

The overarching theme for this year's Red Wolves team is that essentially all important starters return, particularly on the offensive side of the football. This year, all of the hard work that the coaches have instilled culminates in the best team assembled in Jonesboro. From Childress returning with a Heisman trophy in his dorm room to MLB Robbins returning to campus after a sabbatical, nothing but undefeated will satisfy the team's goals for this season.

Quarterbacks

Pos

Name

Year

Class

OVR

+OVR

Ht, Wt

Rating

Rank

Comp

Att

Yds

TD

INT

Comp%

YPA

QB

Bob Lawson

Grad

2013

18

25

281

5

0

72.00%

QB

Greg Childress

Jr

2016

98

+10

6-0, 199

#52

282

387

3678

33

23

72.87%

9.50

QB

Bryan Reed

JrRS

2015

90

+5

6-1, 230

#340

0

0

0

0

0

0.00%

0.00

QB

Tim Cobb

Fr

2018

80

6-0, 218

#162

QB

Matt Bowen

Fr

2018

77

6-3, 218

#219

HB

Drew Fernandez

SrRS

2014

96

+6

6-2, 230

#514

9

12

110

2

0

75.00%

9.17

Essentially all you need to know about the QB position for Arkansas State is that they return a Heisman-winning player who had a total of 66 touchdowns last season. Childress was electric all season and aside from being interception prone, there's not a whole lot he can do this season to improve his standing. Behind Childress, you have a very capable backup in Reed and two Freshman QBs that ensure that there will be little to no drop-off once Childress moves onto the NFL.Runningbacks

Pos

Name

Year

Class

OVR

+OVR

Ht, Wt

Rating

Rank

Rushes

Yards

TD

YPC

FUM

Long

FB

Danny Harrison

Grad

2013

HB

Drew Fernandez

SrRS

2014

96

+6

6-2, 230

#514

133

842

11

6.33

0

43

HB

Andrew Hunter

SrRS

2014

89

+6

6-0, 202

#501

16

62

1

3.88

1

14

HB

Louis Rawls

SoRS

2016

87

+5

6-1, 196

#56

0

0

0

0

0

HB

John McPherson

FrRS

2017

84

+6

6-1, 185

#17

RS

HB

Ryan Stover

Fr

2018

78

6-1, 203

#105

QB

Greg Childress

Jr

2016

98

+10

6-0, 199

#52

183

1426

31

7.79

6

88

FB

Bill Huston

Fr

2018

79

61, 241

#723

FB

Micah Russell

Fr

2018

67

5-11, 225

#2467

WR

Jake Davis

Sr

2015

93

+7

6-3, 216

20

198

2

9.90

2

28

At HB, Fernandez is the thunder to Childress' lightning. The two combined for 42 rushing touchdowns last season and only look to improve that figure this season. Should Fernandez go down, there are certainly very capable replacements in Rawls and McPherson if needed. Hunter serves as a complimentary runner to the bulldozer running-style of the rest of the group.Receivers

Pos

Name

Year

Class

OVR

+OVR

Ht, Wt

Rating

Rank

Catches

Yards

% of Team

TD

YPC

Drops

Long

WR

Michael Porter

Grad

2013

1

14

0.35%

WR

Alex Butler

Cut

2017

#195

0.00%

WR

Brad Wright

JrRS

2015

93

+2

6-7, 230

#940

66

1049

25.95%

10

15.89

7

58

WR

Michael Dykes

SrRS

2014

89

+7

6-0, 188

#304

58

743

18.38%

5

12.81

5

42

WR

Jake Davis

Sr

2015

93

+7

6-3, 216

73

999

24.72%

8

13.68

8

75

WR

Thurman Goins

JrRS

2015

88

+5

6-1, 225

#79

29

405

10.02%

4

13.97

1

35

WR

Joe Hines

JrRS

2015

86

+8

5-11, 186

#413

16

173

4.28%

1

10.81

1

25

WR

Eddie Glover

FrRS

2017

82

+5

6-0, 195

#87

RS

0.00%

WR

Kevin Simmons

JrRS

2015

77

-5

5-11, 202

#166

0

0

0.00%

0

0.00

0

0

WR

Quinton White

Fr

2018

81

6-5, 227

#6

WR

James Simmons

Fr

2018

77

6-0, 208

#54

WR

Avery Goss

Fr

2018

72

5-10, 200

#213

HB

Drew Fernandez

SrRS

2014

96

+6

6-2, 230

#514

20

194

4.80%

1

9.70

0

51

HB

Andrew Hunter

SrRS

2014

89

+6

6-0, 202

#501

8

44

1.09%

2

5.50

0

12

FB

Bill Huston

Fr

2018

79

61, 241

#723

QB

Greg Childress

Jr

2016

98

+10

6-0, 199

#52

5

61

1.51%

2

12.20

0

46

At WR, the trio of Wright, Davis, and Dykes kept the defenses honest by being reliable targets, each serving their own unique purpose. Over the next two seasons, the WR corps will receive a complete face-lift but replacements of Glover, Goss, & White should be excellent in their own right. One new face to the group to keep an eye on will be former HB Kevin Simmons. Simmons shifts over to better utilize his superior speed.Tight Ends

Pos

Name

Year

Class

OVR

+OVR

Ht, Wt

Rating

Rank

Catches

Yards

% of Team

TD

YPC

Drops

Long

TE

Jeff Rutledge

SrRS

2014

90

+5

6-5, 252

#1128

6

66

1.63%

2

11.00

1

22

TE

Christian Scott

JrRS

2015

87

+6

6-5, 257

#550

1

5

0.12%

0

5.00

0

5

TE

Brad Williams

Jr

2016

91

+6

6-5, 232

#76

24

303

7.50%

4

12.63

1

24

At TE, Jeff Rutledge takes over the starting role this season after Williams has elected to take a redshirt year to be able to work towards his Masters degree. Rutledge is every bit as good as Williams so there will be no loss of production there.Offensive Lineman

Pos

Name

Year

Class

OVR

+OVR

Ht, Wt

Rating

Rank

2017 Starts

PCake

Sacks

LG

Jared McCoy

Grad

2013

14

20

2

RT

Brad Sharpe

Grad

2013

14

7

5

RG

John Landry

Grad

2013

0

2

1

RT

Justin Hoffman

Grad

2013

14

13

4

LT

Marcus Fisher

SrRS

2014

87

+5

6-6, 309

#1100

0

0

0

LG

Quintin Vincent

JrRS

2015

94

+5

6-3, 294

#444

RS

C

Chris Anderson

SrRS

2014

93

+5

6-7, 320

#1499

14

4

2

RG

Mike Thompson

SrRS

2014

92

+5

6-5, 278

#750

14

10

3

RT

James Moore

JrRS

2015

92

+5

6-4, 296

#187

RS

LT

Dan Williams

SoRS

2016

83

+4

6-2, 261

#1143

0

0

0

C

Eli Atkinson

FrRS

2017

86

+8

6-5, 294

#216

RS

LG

Stan Workman

FrRS

2017

79

+4

6-4, 328

#231

RS

LT

Terry Brown

FrRS

2017

73

+2

6-2, 305

#218

RS

RG

James Berry

Fr

2018

79

6-7, 294

#111

RT

Chase Harmon

Fr

2018

77

6-4, 314

#85

Along the OL, the Red Wolves post perhaps their best core group in the trenches with really no weaknesses to be found. The highlights of the group have to be the return of LG Vincent and RT Moore who sat out last season due to academic qualifications.Defensive Lineman

Pos

Name

Year

Class

OVR

+OVR

Ht, Wt

Rating

Rank

Tackles

% of Team

TFL

Sacks

INT

FF

FR

LE

Nick Jones

Grad

2013

29

4.96%

18

14

0

0

0

DT

Manny Drew

Grad

2013

18

3.08%

9

5

0

0

0

DT

Eddie Nobles

Grad

2014

#1649

1

0.17%

0

0

0

0

0

DT

Clint West

Xfer

2017

#398

RS

LE

Erik Franklin

SrRS

2014

94

+5

6-4, 257

5

0.85%

2

1

0

0

0

DT

Joey Marshall

JrRS

2015

88

+5

6-4, 270

#786

7

1.20%

3

1

0

0

0

DT

Sean Foster

SoRS

2016

86

+5

6-6, 297

#102

1

0.17%

1

1

0

0

0

RE

Troy Patterson

SrRS

2016

89

+5

6-5, 244

#846

26

4.44%

16

10

0

0

0

LE

Jonathon Jones

SoRS

2016

80

+4

6-4, 252

#111

RS

RE

Justin Cox

FrRS

2017

83

+4

6-4, 245

#52

RS

LE

Kevin Jackson

JrRS

2015

87

+5

6-1, 257

#656

6

1.03%

3

3

0

0

0

DT

Dante Norwood

Fr

2018

69

6-2, 258

#283

DT

Jordan Miller

Fr

2018

80

6-2, 253

#83

RE

Mark Russell

So

2018

77

6-1, 235

#709

At Defensive End, the Red Wolves lose their all-time leading sack recorder in LE Nick Jones. Replacing him though will be Erik Franklin who has seen sporadic playing time throughout his career. He's ready now to lead the charge alongside Patterson who recorded 10 sacks a season ago. Coming off the bench first at DE will be speed-rusher Jonathon Jones who looks to be a monster in the near future. At DT, replacing Drew will be difficult but Marshall and Foster appear to be up to the challenge. However, the transfer or West will hurt to some degree as that will force at least one true freshman into a backup role. Look for Norwood to fill that role in order to save Miller for the future.Linebackers

Pos

Name

Year

Class

OVR

+OVR

Ht, Wt

Rating

Rank

Tackles

% of Team

TFL

Sacks

INT

FF

FR

ROLB

Marcus Johnson

Cut

2017

#252

MLB

Jacob Robbins

JrRS

2015

94

+4

6-1, 220

#61

RS

ROLB

Justin Holmes

SrRS

2014

93

+5

6-1, 227

#326

70

11.97%

13

4

0

2

0

LOLB

Brian Horner

SrRS

2014

88

+5

6-0, 213

87

14.87%

24

4

2

0

0

ROLB

Matthew Fitzpatrick

SoRS

2016

86

+4

6-2, 220

#208

6

1.03%

0

0

0

0

0

MLB

Ryan Denman

JrRS

2015

88

+5

5-9, 229

#311

2

0.34%

1

1

0

0

0

ROLB

Matthew Butler

SrRS

2014

88

+6

6-3, 222

#590

5

0.85%

4

1

0

0

0

LOLB

Daniel Wheeler

SrRS

2014

84

+6

6-1, 222

#1556

25

4.27%

13

3

0

0

0

MLB

Joey Smith

FrRS

2017

82

+5

6-3, 241

#123

RS

LOLB

Derrick Thompson

FrRS

2017

67

+6

6-3, 225

#926

RS

MLB

D'Juan Matthews

Fr

2018

76

6-0, 248

#29

ROLB

Brad Brown

Fr

2018

75

6-0, 218

#277

0.00%

Looking at the Linebackers, Arkansas State yet again has some very serious talent starting for them. Robbins returns after taking a sabbatical last season and beside him returns Holmes. The two started two seasons together previously and certainly have a great chemistry. Shifting out of the spotlight in favor of Robbins is Horner who shifts over to LOLB. Horner had an excellent season in 2018 leading the team in tackles and tackles for loss. While he may not be starting, he'll certainly see lots of playing time along with several others as the Red Wolves like to use an occasional 1-5-5 defense to create havoc.Secondary

Pos

Name

Year

Class

OVR

+OVR

Ht, Wt

Rating

Rank

Tackles

% of Team

TFL

Sacks

INT

FF

FR

SS

Bubba Martin

Grad

2014

87

14.87%

18

2

0

2

0

FS

Brandon Schroeder

Grad

2015

#2262

63

10.77%

10

1

2

0

0

CB

Caleb Roberson

Grad

2015

#1685

26

4.44%

1

0

5

0

1

CB

Jacob Gray

Sr

2015

96

+5

6-0, 191

#180

42

7.18%

7

0

3

0

0

CB

Terrance White

SrRS

2014

94

+5

6-0, 178

33

5.64%

4

2

4

0

0

CB

Ron Vaughn

JrRS

2015

87

+5

6-0, 173

#449

18

3.08%

0

0

2

0

0

FS

Nate Gilmore

SoRS

2016

85

+5

5-11, 171

#331

21

3.59%

1

0

1

0

0

SS

Samson Cox

SrRS

2015

92

+5

6-0, 197

#801

6

1.03%

0

0

0

0

0

CB

Tyler Young

SoRS

2016

85

+5

6-1, 204

#131

1

0.17%

0

0

0

0

0

CB

J.J. Holt

JrRS

2017

85

+5

5-11, 220

#1032

RS

SS

Demarcus Baker

FrRS

2017

82

+3

6-1, 190

#90

RS

FS

Alex Chase

FrRS

2017

81

+4

5-10, 171

#152

RS

CB

Roger Thomas

FrRS

2017

79

+5

6-2, 180

#436

RS

SS

Brian Pitts

Fr

2018

74

6-2, 217

#530

CB

Wendell Whitworth

Fr

2018

75

5-11, 166

#97

Defensive Back is the group of players that lost the most from last season. Losing three starters, including Martin who lead the team in tackles, will certainly hurt. However, their best shutdown corner returns in CB Gray. Opposite him will be White who has to help replace Roberson's team-leading INTs. The newest face to the starting CBs will be nickel Vaughn who showed flashes of brilliance last season. At the safety spots, both starters from a season ago graduated. Gilmore at FS is perhaps the biggest weakness for the Red Wolves. He saw a fair bit of playing time but will need to take on a larger role this season. Cox largely only played on special teams but his explosive speed will be well utilized at SS and may improve upon Martin's results.Kickers

Pos

Name

Year

Class

OVR

+OVR

Ht, Wt

Rating

Rank

FGM

FGA

FG%

LONG

XPM

PTS

K

Andy Foster

Jr

2016

93

+4

5-10, 178

#593

12

12

100.00%

53

93

129

Punters

Pos

Name

Year

Class

OVR

+OVR

Ht, Wt

Rating

Rank

Punts

Yards

AVG

Net

Inside 20

Long

P

Michael Lott

Grad

2014

1602

9

449

49.89

407

2

60

P

Terrence Thomas

Fr

2018

79

6-1, 182

#590

Returning at Kicker will be Andy Foster who was perfect on his kicks a season ago; coaches only expect better this season. At Punter, Lott graduates and takes with him his two Ray Guy awards but true Freshman Thomas looks more than capable as a replacement.Returners

Pos

Name

Year

Class

OVR

+OVR

Ht, Wt

KR

YDS

AVG

TD

PR

YDS

AVG

WR

Kevin Simmons

JrRS

2015

77

-5

5-11, 202

#166

42

1436

34.19

1

32

522

16.31

CB

J.J. Holt

JrRS

2017

85

+5

5-11, 220

#1032

RS

HB

Andrew Hunter

SrRS

2014

89

+6

6-0, 202

#501

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0.00

Returning at Kicker will be Andy Foster who was perfect on his kicks a season ago; coaches only expect better this season. At Punter, Lott graduates and takes with him his two Ray Guy awards but true Freshman Thomas looks more than capable as a replacement.